No, 8 / 2 happens before 2 * 4
That’s (2x4). Doing division before brackets goes against the order of operations rules.
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Division and multiplication are equal in the order of operations
I didn’t say they weren’t. I said…
Doing division before brackets goes against the order of operations rules
You did 8/2x4, which is the same as (8/2)(2+2), which isn’t the same as 8/2(2+2)=8/2(4)=8/(2x4).
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2 (4) is the same thing as 2 * 4.
No, as I already pointed out, it’s the same as (2x4). You can’t remove brackets unless there is only 1 term left inside. 2x4 is 2 terms, so can’t remove brackets yet.
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Also Google…
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Well, they demonstrably are all wrong, as per the rules of Maths.
Google it if you don’t believe me
BWAHAHAHA! 😂 Google gets it wrong too. Try looking in a Maths textbook instead (I have plenty of them since I’m a Maths teacher).
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I’m not British. So you’re saying Maths doesn’t work the way that Maths textbooks teach it - do go on…
